Indian Aviation Industry Registered aircraft : 1600+ Aeroplanes : 1170+ Helicopters : 300+ Misc* : 150+ (*gliders, microlight, balloons etc.) However, around 900 or so are actually operating as many aircraft owned by the State Governments, training institutes and under Private Category are old/groundedand donotpossess current Certificate of Airworthiness. 2
Aviation Industry Registered Aircraft Operator Aircraft 41 300 Scheduled 435 435 Non Scheduled 395 Private 243 Government 208 208 Training 300 Misc 41 243 395 Total 1622 Scheduled Non Scheduled Private Government Training i Misc 3
Registered Aircraft General Aviation Operator Aircraft Shdld Scheduled 435 Non Scheduled 395 Private 243 Government 208 Training 300 Misc 41 4
General Aviation Available /Operable Aircraft Operator Aircraft NSOP 391 Private 154 Training 308 Government 39 Misc 8 Total 900 5
Types of Aircraft in General Aviation Type of A/c No. of Aircraft 9 1 Aeroplanes 170 170 Helicopters 211 Hot Air Balloons 9 211 Sea Plane 1 Total 391 Aeroplanes Helicopters Hot Air Balloons Sea Plane 6
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Government Initiatives in GA Strategic Plan for 2010 15 formulated by Ministry of Civil Aviation Plan outlines the Objectives, Aspirations and Implementation criteria to achieve these Objectives Plan lays considerable stress on development and growth of General Aviation in the country 8
Government Initiatives in GA OUTLINE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN Some of the themes outlined in the Strategic Plan are on : CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY AND SECURITY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE 9
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN S. N. Theme Strategic initiatives 1 Connectivity Create Heliports in 4 regions in the country Strengthen connectivity between larger and smaller airports 2 Infrastructure creation Airports ANS and ATM Introduction of Flexi Operations in Air Navigation Management Implementation of a GPS based Geo Physical Air Navigation System (GAGAN) Cargo MRO Helicopter operations Develop a Greenfield Airport in Mumbai City Side development in 10 selected Airports of the country. Develop a world class MRO facility in India 3 Safety and security Establish a new Civil Aviation Authority with comprehensive regulatory powers to replace the present DGCA. Develop a State Safety Programme (SSP) and Safety Management System (SMS) Restructuring of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Establishment of a dedicated Aviation Security Force. 4 Efficiency improvement Enhanced transparency by upgradation of EDI system in AAI E governance Implementation of e governance project Technology upgradation 5 HR capacity development Upgrade standards of aviation training; focus on improving quality of existing 10 infrastructure 6 Revitalisation of Air India Financial and operational restructuring of Air
Government Initiatives ons Asp pirati To Include 500 more aircrafts in the Indian Fleet. Include 300 more helicopters Establish Heliports in all the four Regions of the country. One Helipad at every 100 km of National Highways. Roof Top helipads on all new hospitals with more than 500 wards and 5 Star Hotels. Introduce Sea Plane operations in the island and coastal areas for promotion of tourism and domestic transport. 11
Government Initiatives ons Asp pirati To periodically review the need for helicopter corridors and update them according to changing needs of the industry. Air Space Management to be done in a way to enable optimal growth of helicopters alongwith fixed wings. Tourism and Medical evacuation to be promoted through NDMA and NHAI, Insurance companies To develop helipads in major government and private hospitals. Separate wing for helicopters to be Created 12 in the DGCA and AAI.
Roadmap for Development of General Aviation, Seaplane Operations and Helicopter Services Imple ement tation Objective Formulation of policy for the development of General Aviation, seaplane services and helicopter services in the next 25 years Assess demand dfor such aircraft; Identify infrastructure and human resources requirements Development of training facilities Legal and regulatory issues etc. ICAO TCB approached Project approved by the Government and already operational 13
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Online Examination Im mplem menta ation Expert Committee was constituted by the Government to examine and suggest improvements in the examination system and licensingsystem system for pilots, engineers etc. For secure, credible and efficient examination system using electronic technology, online examinationsystem has been introduced Already commenced for General and Technical Papers 15
Dedicated Helicopter Routes Im mplem menta ation Dedicated corridors for helicopter operations at Mumbai and Delhi airports Already notified Bangalore Being worked out to streamline traffic from/to HAL Airport, Jukur, Yehlanka and Bangalore international Airport North East region Under Notification Itanagar Guwahati Tawang via Bhutan (Direct Routing from Itanagar to Twang via Sela pass has been prohibited.) Routes for Bangalore Airport are being worked out to cater to traffic from HAL 16 Airport, Jukkur, Yehalanka and BIAL.
Imple ement tation Heliports/HeliPads 17 approved Heli pads/heliportsports Rohini/Akshardham/Surajkund Hadapsar Pune* Rooftop helipads 3 at Mumbai 1 at Bangalore 17
Review of Helicopter Regulations Im mplem menta ation 3 Committees are working on following areas pertaining to Helicopter operations: Review of existing rules & regulations Re examining the existing FDTL and FTL of flight Crews Formation of regulations for airborne law enforcement (Homeland security) 18
State Safety Programme Im mplem menta ation State Safety Programme (SSP) India was: Finalized as per ICAO timelines November 2010 Launched in January 2011 Work on Implementation Plan with assistance from EU India project Institutional Capacity Building for the Civil Aviation Sector in India is under Progress 19
State Safety Programme Im mplem menta ation State Safety Programme (SSP) has been developed The Sf Safety Policy has been laid liddown. It is being ensured that all operators and service providers effectively establish tblihand maintain the safety management system (SMS) in their operation. 20
Safety Management Systems Im mplem menta ation Regulations now require establishment of Safety Management Systems in Airline operations Aerodromes Maintenance organisations Air traffic organisations Design and manufacturing organizations Training Institutes 21
Safety Management Systems. Im mplem menta ation Phase wise implementation for SMS as per CAR Four phases 1 st Phase completed accountable executive; person responsible for implementing the SMS; statement of commitment to the implementation of SMS gap analysis; and implementation plan based on an internal gapanalysis analysis. 22
Safety Management Systems Im mplem menta ation 2 nd Phase almost completed documented safety management plan; documented policies and procedures relating to the required SMS components; and process for occurrence reporting 23
Safety Management Systems SMS for operators Im mplem menta ation Guidance material for non scheduled operators prepared with the help of EU experts SMS workshops conducted DGCA Officers and General Aviation personnel. 24
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Recent Safety Initiatives Regulations on minimum safety requirements for helicopter landing areas used on regular basis laid down Adherence to Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) on stabilized approach for safe landing. Review of missed approach Go around encouraged in case of un stabilized approach. 26
Recent Safety Initiatives Approach and Landing Accident Reduction (ALAR) and Monsoon training have been made mandatory. Pilots are required to undergo course on All Weather Operations and Avoidance of Controlled Flight into Terrain. 27
Recent Safety Initiatives Presence of Cabin crew in cockpit in case of one pilot leaving the cockpit has been made mandatory. Mandatory 100% Pre flight medical check for alcohol consumption by flight crew and cabin crew introduced at all places where the flight involves night halt/crew change. More surprise inspections for breath analysis are carried out. 28
Recent Safety Initiatives Regulation on FATA issued to ensure backgroundchecks, checks, enhanced experience level, Medical standards as per Indian Aircraft Rules and proficiency checks. A Helicopter Division i i has been set up in DGCA to review the regulations pertaining to helicopter operations and to ensure implementation of these regulations and to handle other related ltdissues. 29
Recent Safety Initiatives Procedure of reporting significant degradation of airport facilities at any airport issued. Airlines are required to undertake a safety assessment before undertaking operations at airfields with degraded facilities. 30
Recent Safety Initiatives Licensing process has been streamlined. Before issuance of licence, process of verification of the examination results/flying done by the applicants has been strengthened. Online examination of pilots has commenced. Syllabus for pilots has been revised in line with international ti standards. d As a stopgap arrangement consultants have been hired on short term term contract have been hired to meet the immediate manpower requirements. 31
Thank You pawan.dgca@nic.in 32